Vol. XI, Nos. 10 & 11.] The Hist, of Smrii in Bengal. 389 
[N.S.] 
(a) The Hka-agni-dana- pandas ' dealing with gifts in- 
cluding great gifts like tula-purusa. 
(b The Purascarana-paddhati, mentioned in (a), about pre- 
ry or introductory rites 
he Avasathy-adhana- paddhati which Aufrecht has 
Esoed under Sridattopadhyaya is more likely to belong to the 
present writer. It probably dealt with the establishment of 
domestic fire according to Vedic rites 
Sridatta was son of Nagesvara Misra, from whom he 
learnt Vaisesika, Nyaya, Veda, grammar, poetry, astrology and 
other branches of knowledge. In the colophon Sridatta is 
domestic fire formally according to the Srauta-sitra. Sridatta 
appears to have had a younger “brother, Narasimha, whose son, 
Madhusidana, pe the astrological work Jyotih- pradap- 
ankura,” and w ame (Narasimha) apparently appears in 
the final Solana of the Nepal MS. The following genea- 
logical chart may therefore be drawn up :— 
Nagesvara Misra. 
(of Mandava-grama) 
Sridatta Misra. cur re ‘Renmee 
|R nadevi. 
| et | 
Govinda. Madhusidana. Vamadeva. Narahari. 
Sridatta must be older than La. sam 299 or 1418 a.D. in 
<p year the Nepal MS. of the Lk-dgni-dana-paddhati was 
Copied.* He was a eres mes of the a Devasimha with 
fore be older than La. sam 293 or 1413 a. D. .in which yea 
ES Satta ¢ died. His time thus falls vee coated in the beginning 
‘ Weoal MSs. Neieis: p. 129, introd. verse :— 
SYR AAATGIS WEAUS 
Fearacaraa fared ararfea itary | 
wa dure sqat atqa: FSaEA F 
i faanita qetafraaaitgernteag ule nu) 
Atthe end of the MS., 4 + (gt) qCUVeat GITRYTATATLY ... 
ff. Cat., p. 1066 (No. Berea where the end verses give the 
2 Ind. 
names of relations of Madhustd 
§ Nepal MSS., Notices, p- 129, final colophon :—¢fq #eraerareays 
fea ataiewcrarsraefae + + + + + (weTeeieT Taeiat) graatateay- 
aiafayra 9 | garsisd Tu | WHR! BE eee Te 
bad € ae aerorgraatac ... (feemed 2) aerqurrararaap aaa 
Treen avmute Fated yt 
